Digraph and matrix method to evaluate the machinability of tungsten carbide composite with wire EDM

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 9-12, 2011, Pages 959-974

  Jangra, Kamal ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a   Chan, Felix T S ^b   Aggarwal, Aman ^c  

^a YMCA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c MAHARAJA AGRASEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Graph theory; Machinability index; Tungsten carbide composite; Wire electrical discharge machining

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE COMPOSITES; CUTTING CONDITIONS; CUTTING FORCES; EFFICIENT PROCESS; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; GRAPH THEORETIC APPROACH; INDEX VALUES; INFLUENCING FACTOR; MACHINABILITY INDEX; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MATRIX METHODS; MATRIX MODEL; PROCESS OUTPUT; SPECIFIC POWER CONSUMPTION; SUBFACTORS; SURFACE FINISHES; TOOL ELECTRODE; TOOL LIFE; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE COMPOSITE; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; WIRE-EDM; WORK MATERIAL;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GRAPH THEORY; MACHINE TOOLS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATING; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE; WIRE;

MACHINABILITY;

EID: 80053575637     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3234-5     Document Type: Article

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